Make gay marriage legal.
“The Freedom to Marry in Illinois”
Tibetan exile Janphel Yeshi, 27, runs as he is engulfed in flames after he set himself on fire to protest an upcoming visit to India by Chinese President Hu Jintao, March 26, 2012, in New Delhi. (AFP/Getty Images)
View more photo galleriesHard for me to believe or understand this.
Committing suicide is a last-resort measure in any society, but it’s seen as especially extreme for Tibetan Buddhists. Because their religion reveres all living beings, many Tibetans believe those who take their own lives will not be reincarnated. That’s a grim fate for religious devotees who aspire to be reborn, again and again, in more enlightened forms. “But what else can people do? We don’t have guns. We don’t want to harm other human beings. Yet we can’t stand to see our religion and culture being crushed,” lamented one Tibetan man from Lhasa, who requested anonymity because he feared China’s massive security crackdown, which has affected parts of four provincial areas.
Posted March 26, 2012 at 8:40pm
Pieces Of Mee: KONY 2012: Causing more harm than good.
Dear Jason Russell,
After being bombarded with your KONY 2012 crusade, I have no choice but to respond to your highly inaccurate, offensive, and harmful propaganda. I realized I had to respond in hopes of stopping you before you cause more violence and deaths to the Acholi people (Northern…
Posted March 8, 2012 at 6:36pm
So I Got Myself A Tumblr
I conformed. First it was Facebook, then Formspring, now Tumblr. All that’s left now for me is the oh-so terrible Dailybooth.
But then again, maybe getting myself a blog will have some benefits. Almost like an online Diary but on the internet where it’s easily accessible by total strangers. But now, I can post whatever as I find it online .
We’ll see how this goes, It’s either me becoming an active blogger, or another account I own, but rarely ever go on.
I am also in desperate need of a catchphrase.
-Jessica
Posted July 7, 2010 at 5:14pm
